31 Oct 2019 | Gudrun Ravetz
Experiences and the environment at work significantly shape our career progression and determine our engagement, enjoyment, and satisfaction with our job. Unsurprisingly, this all has an effect on retention in a job, something that the veterinary profession is challenged by.
11 Dec 2018 | Gudrun Ravetz | Wellbeing
Speaking from first-hand experience as a vet on set, BVA Past President, Gudrun Ravetz, explores how the veterinary profession can play a powerful role in advising on the responsible use of animals in advertising.
13 Nov 2018 | Gudrun Ravetz | Wellbeing
Gudrun Ravetz asks why, as an evidence-based profession, do we not show the same evidence-based transparent approach to how we value and pay our employees.
12 Sep 2018 | Gudrun Ravetz | The veterinary profession
Many pet owners have written in over the past few days to share concerns regarding our advice against importing stray dogs from abroad. Here we’ve compiled answers to some of the most common questions we have been posed regarding disease risk.
22 Nov 2017 | Gudrun Ravetz | Vet services
BVA Senior Vice President Gudrun Ravetz discusses the House of Commons vote to reject the inclusion of animal sentience into the EU Withdrawal Bill, and the truth behind the headlines.
09 Aug 2017 | Gudrun Ravetz | Public health
BVA, alongside our specialist division the Veterinary Public Health Association (VPHA), have talked about the necessary culture of compassion within abattoirs, and our evidence based stance call for all animals to be stunned before slaughter. With these BVA priorities in mind, JVP John Fishwick and BVA president Gudrun Ravetz visited a lamb abattoir in Wales.
02 May 2017 | Gudrun Ravetz | The veterinary profession
Whatever your vote in the EU referendum last June, the result came as a shock to most of us! At the forefront of this was the personal impact the referendum outcome had on our EU colleagues living and working in the UK, who make a vital contribution to the UK veterinary workforce and who were, overnight, facing the uncertainty of their status being used as political bargaining chip in Brexit negotiations.
27 Jan 2017 | Gudrun Ravetz | Practice management
The health and welfare problems of brachycephalics is a priority for BVA and we continue to use our professional voice in the media to push for an improvement in the health and welfare of these animals as well as working with other stakeholders to look for solutions.
09 Nov 2016 | Gudrun Ravetz | Practice management
‘To err is human’, so the saying goes. But if you’re a clinician, such as a doctor or a vet, your errors can have life-changing and life-threatening consequences for your patients. The truth is, in both human and animal medicine, mistakes do happen. They happen because of human fallibility.
27 Oct 2016 | Gudrun Ravetz | The veterinary profession
A colleague told me about a conversation she recently overhead in the gym changing rooms. One woman was telling her friend how she had been walking down the street and a man had cycled past and shouted at her “Go back to where you come from.”...
11 May 2016 | Gudrun Ravetz | Companion animals
It’s now one month since the microchipping of dogs legislation came into force in England, Scotland and Wales (it has been compulsory in Northern Ireland since 2012). As is often the case with new legislation, there have been many questions about how it should be observed in everyday practice.
10 Mar 2016 | Gudrun Ravetz | Ethics and welfare
Although, for many of the UK public, pedigree dog breeds only come to their consciousness once a year, when Crufts hits our TV screens, the focus on pedigree breeding over the last few years has led to some improvements in dog health. Recent statistics show a reduction in some hereditary conditions as a result of the vital screening programmes carried out by the Canine Health Schemes.
12 Jan 2016 | Gudrun Ravetz | Wellbeing
We know the health risks for us and our pets of being overweight (diabetes, heart disease, joint pain etc), so how about a New Year’s resolution to get fit with your pet? Exercising with your dog is great for your physical and mental health, and for your dog's too.
09 Dec 2015 | Gudrun Ravetz | Wellbeing
Would you give your son 10% more pocket money than your daughter (for the sake of the argument let’s presume they are the same age)? We are in a profession that is becoming feminised. Does that matter?
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